Apparently by an Episcopalian with an affinity for Orthodox imagery. From here.

Ah, from the hand of Betsy Porter, whose home parish is St Gregory's in SF, whose pastor painted the Tammy Faye schlock. She is also responsible for the holy mermaid with otter image I posted in an early page of this thread.

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just in case its not clear....since the word used is slangy even in English...

Schlock is an English word of Yiddish origin meaning "something cheap, shoddy, or inferior (perhaps from German Schlag, Yiddish shlak, meaning 'a stroke'; also possibly from German "Schlag"/"Schlagsahne", whipped cream)"In the field of science, "schlock" refers to shoddy methods or unreliable results. In art, "schlock" is sometimes used as a synonym for kitsch.

just in case its not clear....since the word used is slangy even in English...

Schlock is an English word of Yiddish origin meaning "something cheap, shoddy, or inferior (perhaps from German Schlag, Yiddish shlak, meaning 'a stroke'; also possibly from German "Schlag"/"Schlagsahne", whipped cream)"In the field of science, "schlock" refers to shoddy methods or unreliable results. In art, "schlock" is sometimes used as a synonym for kitsch.

so none of the icons featured in this thread are 'appropriate'

DD, thanks for the linguistic analysis. I've long known schlock to be a Yiddish word, but not of its etymological details.

This thread was started (not by me) as a result of my frequent use of the word schlock to describe the sorts of images which now populate this thread. For years, I've been referring to my growing archive of such images as "the schlock file". So the term has kinda stuck around here.

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The shameful and disrespectful appropriation of the Mother of God of Chenstokhov (known also as the Black Madonna, and as emblematic of Polish RC devotion to the Mother of God as the Vladimirskaya is to Russians) for sociopolitical cause.

Of particular note amid this horrid conflation of faith and nationalism is what is hanging around the "virgin's" neck. So her "immaculate heart" is the national crest, is it? If RCs aren't outraged at this travesty, they should be.

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North American Eastern Orthodox Parish Council Delegate for the Canonization of Saints Twin Towers and Pentagon, as well as the Propagation of the Doctrine of the Assumption of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 (NAEOPCDCSTTPPDAMAFM®).

North American Eastern Orthodox Parish Council Delegate for the Canonization of Saints Twin Towers and Pentagon, as well as the Propagation of the Doctrine of the Assumption of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 (NAEOPCDCSTTPPDAMAFM®).

You've earned a very irreverent LOL from me.

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I don't know...the eagle over her chest and the "United States of America" in her halo are a little too much, but otherwise I'm not sure I object to this image.

Are not these details more than enough to render this image a travesty?

A travesty? Compared to some other things I've seen here, no, not unless that word, having been stripped of its power, has become merely a synonym for "I don't like it". It's certainly misguided.

Not only is it an appropriation of a venerable icon, beloved of RCs and Orthodox alike, to the "service" of a sociopolitical cause, it also is disrespectful of those who died in the attacks (and their loved ones) who were/are not Christian. By all means, commemorate those who lost their lives, it is not just proper, but necessary. It is not proper, let alone necessary, to subvert and distort what is holy for such causes, even "good" ones.

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I don't know...the eagle over her chest and the "United States of America" in her halo are a little too much, but otherwise I'm not sure I object to this image.

Are not these details more than enough to render this image a travesty?

A travesty? Compared to some other things I've seen here, no, not unless that word, having been stripped of its power, has become merely a synonym for "I don't like it". It's certainly misguided.

Not only is it an appropriation of a venerable icon, beloved of RCs and Orthodox alike, to the "service" of a sociopolitical cause, it also is disrespectful of those who died in the attacks (and their loved ones) who were/are not Christian. By all means, commemorate those who lost their lives, it is not just proper, but necessary. It is not proper, let alone necessary, to subvert and distort what is holy for such causes, even "good" ones.

Further to this:

Is the Mother of God the embodiment of the American nation? Because that is exactly what this image is saying, with the words in the halo and the crest pendant.

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Not only is it an appropriation of a venerable icon, beloved of RCs and Orthodox alike, to the "service" of a sociopolitical cause, it also is disrespectful of those who died in the attacks (and their loved ones) who were/are not Christian. By all means, commemorate those who lost their lives, it is not just proper, but necessary. It is not proper, let alone necessary, to subvert and distort what is holy for such causes, even "good" ones.

According to this page, it is a memorial to Polish victims of 9-11 at a Polish RC parish in Manhattan: despite the caption which seeks to "universalise" its intent, I think it's clear who it was intended for.

I agree that the "political" elements are inappropriate and are a misguided attempt at making it "more American". Even if not in this exact way, a lot of modern RC art is misguided and kitschy. But I will not call this a travesty. Maybe it's the New Yorker in me...you had to be there.

And in all the protest about the misappropriation of a venerable icon for a sociopolitical cause, I note with bemusement that you mentioned the "Immaculate Heart's" replacement with the national crest (even though the Immaculate Heart is not depicted in the original icon), while neglecting to point out the absence of Baby Jesus.

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